Penns Grove

Penns Grove is a borough in Salem County, New Jersey. It was named for William Penn, and it was incorporated on 8 March 1894 from portions of Carneys Point Township. In the early 20th century, many Italian immigrants from Abruzzo settled in the area to work at the DuPont plant in Carneys Pointt, and the population was increased by Eastern European immigration, Great Migration-era African-American laborers, and Central and South American immigrants in the following decades. In 2016, Penns Grove had a population of 4,884 people.